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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Akankah Pemerintah Korea Setuju Untuk Membunuh Pertanian Tembakau?
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai pertemuan WHO di Seoul untuk pengendalian tembakau. Petani tembakau di seluruh dunia akan mengalihkan perhatian mereka ke Seoul pekan ini ketika para pejabat yang mewakili lebih dari 170 pemerintah bertemu untuk menentukan masa depan mereka. Kesempatan itu adalah pertemuan dua…
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East Asia
Mongolian President And People Cast Vote To Elect Provincial Council Representatives
Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj participates in the local elections at a polling station in Ulan Bator, Nov. 21. Polls opened Wednesday with more than 19,400 candidates running for 8,031 seats in Mongolia’s provincial, county and district councils. Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (L) participates in the local elections at a polling…
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West Asia
Palestinians Celebrate Cease-Fire Agreement Ending Military Conflict In Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), along with his Defense Minister Ehud Barak (R) and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaks during a press brief in Jerusalem on Nov. 21, 2012. Netanyahu announced the end of Operation Pillar of Defense on Wednesday evening, as a ceasefire comes into effect at 21:00…
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West Asia
Shuttle Diplomacy By Hillary, Ban Yield Cease-Fire Agreement Between Israel And Hamas
In this image made from Egyptian State Television, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, right, shake hands after a joint news conference announcing a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Egypt has announced a cease-fire…
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South East Asia
Indonesian workers Stage Protest Against Outsourcing, Low Wages In Jakarta
Indonesian workers march during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Thousands of factory workers took to the streets in the capital to protest against outsourcing and low wages. <AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim>
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South Asia
Thousands Of Dealers Gather At Annual Camel And Livestock Fair In Pushkar, India
In this picture taken Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, Indian camel herders sit next to a fire at the annual Pushkar Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The annual camel and livestock fair attracts thousands of livestock dealers who bring thousands of camels, horses, and cattle. Indian girls dressed in traditional attire…
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South East Asia
Cricket Match Between Bangladesh And West Indies Held In Khulna, Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, right, and Naeem Islam run between the wickets during the first day of the second cricket test match against West Indies, in Khulna, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Bangladesh’s Abul Hasan avoids a bouncer during the first day of the second cricket test match against West…
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West Asia
A Cargo Plane Crashes In Sanaa, Yemen, Killing All Of 10 Crew Members
Smoke rises from the site of a plane crash accident in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa on Nov. 21, 2012. A military cargo plane crashed in Sanaa on Wednesday, killing 10 of its crew members onboard the plane. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed> Army and police officers work at the scene of a plane…
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South Asia
Indian Muslims Celebrate Execution Of Lone Surviving Gunman From 2008 Terror Attack On Mumbai
An activist of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad or All Indian Student Council, prepares an effigy of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai, before it was burned to celebrate his execution in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was…
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East Asia
Chinese Premier In Bangkok To Sign Document On Bilateral Cooperation With Thailand
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L back) and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R back) attend a signing ceremony of documents on bilateral cooperation in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 21, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng> Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra walk together during a welcome ceremony at the…
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